What color is #BA8B36?

#BA8B36 is a moderate orange known as Treasures. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Treasures?

The RGB value is 186, 139, 54: 186 red, 139 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Treasures?

The complementary color is #3665BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BA8B36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Treasures color: hex code #BA8B36

#BA8B36 rgb(186, 139, 54)

Shades of brown

Treasures has the hex code #BA8B36. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 54.5% green and 21.2% blue (186, 139, 54).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 55% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 71% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

Treasures (#BA8B36) color codes

HEX	`#BA8B36`
RGB	`rgb(186, 139, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.9%, 54.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 55%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 71%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 71%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, 9.39, 50.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 51.41, 79.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.15, 29.173, 7.532)`
Decimal	`12225334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Treasures, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BA8B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BA8B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BA8B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ba8b36; }
.text { color: #ba8b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba8b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(186 139 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ba8b36, #a7ba36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BA8B36 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BA8B36?: #BA8B36 is a moderate orange known as Treasures. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Treasures?: The RGB value is 186, 139, 54: 186 red, 139 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Treasures?: The complementary color is #3665BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BA8B36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.